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• Why Do We Need Academic Journals In The First Place?

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  It may not get as much attention as the disruption that is occurring in newspapers, e-books or other parts of the mainstream media industry, but there is a revolution of sorts going on in the academic publishing business. It has recently exploded into public view with the boycott of Elsevier — one of the largest [...]

• Gannett's Big Paywall Play: Will It Work?

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  Gannett (NYSE: GCI) said it is “playing offense” again after years of cuts and contraction. Its touchdown strategy is a sophisticated paywall system that the news giant says will both bolster local news reporting and deliver an extra $100 million in profits. The plan is ambitious, but is it realistic?

• Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Announces Social Media-Driven Music TV Channel

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  Sean “Diddy” Combs took to YouTube, Twitter and Facebook this week to announce the launch of REVOLT TV — a new socially connec…

• How Streampix will help Comcast’s social TV push

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  The cable MSOs have long been accused of lagging in product innovation while boosting prices. Meanwhile, web-based services like Netflix and Hulu have grown market share, helping create a new demographic of "cord nevers." But over the last few months, Comcast is fighting back, unleashing a barrage of new products: second-screen Xfinity apps, a cloud-based [...]

• A partnership too valuable to give up: Why The Miami Herald and WLRN are sticking together

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  Last summer, McClatchy sold its 14-acre Miami bayfront compound to a Malaysian casino developer for $236 million, sending two news organizations looking for new homes. The Miami Herald had occupied the space since 1963, and for the past eight years, WLRN Radio had shared reporters, scoops, and a newsroom with the Herald. So with the Herald moving [...]

• Storify brings social media curation tool to the iPad

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  The social startup Storify -- used by many TV newsrooms -- took the wraps off a free iPad app today that brings its social curation tool to the tablet. Just like on the site, you can drag-and-drop social media elements to create an embeddable story. "We've heard your many requests and have been working hard [...]

• Update: Amazon Yanks 5,000 Kindle Titles In Fight Over Terms

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  Updated: IPG’s full memo to publishers on page 2. Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) has turned off the buy button on nearly 5,000 Kindle titles from distributor Independent Publishers Group after IPG refused to capitulate to Amazon’s demand for better terms.

• Speaking Friday at MIT: Wadah Khanfar, formerly of Al Jazeera

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  The man who led Al Jazeera to global prominence will be speaking at the Media Lab Friday, both about the Arab Spring and the media ecosystem that surrounded it.

• Summer in the city: Come be a summer intern at Nieman Lab

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  This year, for the first time, we're having full-time summer interns here at Nieman Lab. And we even pay! The deadline to apply is March 2.

• Home Decor Flash Site One Kings Lane Expands Editorial Content

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  In the hopes that users will be drawn in by the video on how to make a bed perfectly, then stick around for the deals on Scandia pillows, home decor flash sale site One Kings Lane is beefing up its editorial content with a new blog called Live.Love.Home.